Peron Faces Radical Push for Impeachment in Argentina
In Buenos Aires on August 14 the Radical party demanded President Juan D. Peron be impeached and called for a congressional probe into government employee enrichment. About 300 protesters gathered near Congress as two small bombs exploded, causing a near panic. eight arrests followed with no injuries reported.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Radical Party
Juan D. Peron
Congress
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Peron
Aratina
Four Killed As Train Hits Auto Near Mebane
Four people died when a diesel powered Southern Railway train struck an automobile near Mebane at about 8 30 this morning. Initial reports identified one victim as Jack Hill and said his three sons were the other deceased. The two others were fatally injured and died shortly after.
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Mebane
Here
Southern Railway
Jack Hill
Weather Report for North Carolina Weekend Outlook
Partly cloudy and hot conditions expected through today and into Sunday in North Carolina. Skies may remain unsettled with widely scattered afternoon and evening showers possible. Sunrise at 7 10. temperatures rise through the weekend with peak heat projected later.
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North Carolina
Rises
Bae
Truman to Blame GOP for Budget Deficit Flare
President Truman readies a dual attack on Republicans over budget and inflation policy. Officials warn of a possible $2 billion treasury shortfall for the year ending June 30, with tax cuts and new anti inflation measures shaping blame and spending trends.
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Washington
Truman
Treasury
Russian Zone Faces Food Shortages and Requisition Debates
The Soviet zone in Germany admits serious food shortages as Neues Deutschland notes a planned 10 800 ton fat delivery to eastern Germany. Critics blame Soviet requisitioning for Berlin hunger and recent demonstrations reflect mounting distress in both zones.
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Berlin
Germany
Moscow
Neues Deutschland
Socialist Unity Part
Greek envoy arrives in state for Greek Brotherhood convention
The Greek ambassador to the United States Vasileios Dendramis arrives in Charlotte by plane this afternoon en route to Gastonia for Adelphots Arahoviton Karyae three day convention opening tomorrow. He will be met by a reception committee and serve as keynote speaker at Karyae park near Gastonia.
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Charlotte
United States
Vasileios Dendramis
Gastonia
Adelphots Arahoviton Karyae
Columbia
S. C
Andrew Pappas
Peter P. Leventis
Charleston
Nick D. Kaperonis
George Trakas
Andrew Trakas
Peter Pappas
Rock Hill
Peter J. Mandanis
Spartanburg
Waynick Elected North Carolina Democratic Chairman
The North Carolina Democratic executive committee chose Capus Waynick of High Point and Raleigh as chairman and Mrs. D. A. McCormick of Robeson as vice chairman. The meeting urged party unity, with Governor-nominee Kerr Scott backing Waynick and calls to close ranks amid internal rifts. Wilkins P. Horton retired as chair and pledged support.
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Raleigh
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Capus Waynick
High Point
D. A. McCormick
Robeson County
Vernor Cherry
Scott
Horton
Capus
Body Of Missing Heiress Found After 13 Months
Anne Straw, 20, heiress and Smith College senior, disappeared July 21, 1947 from her parents summer cottage and was found in Squam Lake near their home in Holderness New Hampshire. Police say no foul play suspected and identify by dental charts. The parents adoptive daughter pajamas matched. Also note Labor Convention dates changed for North Carolina Federation of Labor to Asheville August 30 to September 1.
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Holderness
N. H
Anne Straw
Manchester
Squam Lake
Lake Shore
Ellis Straw
Straw
Amoskeag National Bank
Stewart Currier
Smith College
Ask Court To Rule on Rare Operation
A 2 months-old baby girl Pamela Frances Lamphere faces major surgery to correct a rare bladder deformity. Her parents feud over treatment and have asked Judge Walter R. O Malley to decide whether to proceed, with doctors warning two to three years without operation.
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Chicago
Pamela Frances Lamphere
Walter R. O'Malley
Aurora
Superior Court
Fred
Irene
Royall Warns Complacency Threatens National Defense
Secretary of the Army Kenneth C. Royall told the North Carolina Society of Engineers in Wrightsville Beach that the United States builds strength due to global forces beyond control. He cited ten million dollars for rivers and harbors and flood control in North Carolina and stressed civil functions aid war effort, irrigation, and agricultural output.
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Wrightsville Beach
Kenneth C. Royall
United States
North Carolina
Russia
North Carolina Society of Engineers
Royall
Congress
Army
Southern Civil Rights Revolt Tapers Off as Serious Threat to President
Washington August 14 1948 the southern civil rights revolt showed signs of easing as a serious threat to President Truman's election. Texas and Arkansas developments boosted administration optimism that Truman could win Dixie electoral votes while Dixiecrat prospects in South Carolina Alabama and Mississippi remained solid.
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Washington
Truman
Texas
Arkansas
Dixie
J. Howard McGrath
Dixiecrat
Beauford
States’ Rights
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Alabama
South
Sidney McMath
Hot Springs
McMath
Cross Burned at Mixed-Race Camp Near New York
A 12 by 6 foot burlap cross was burned atop a flagpole at the Nature Friends Camp near Ringwood New Jersey with three shots fired in the air. Police found a note reading This is the USA not Russia If there is any trouble you communist Get it first. No entrants seen at the grounds. The camp lies near the New York state line.
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Ringwood
N. J
Nature Friends
USA
Russia
New York State Line
16 New Polio Cases Reported In State Today
The state health board reported 16 new polio cases, the smallest daily total since August 3, bringing the year to 1,465 cases with 77 deaths. Cleveland county led with three cases, followed by Rowan and Wilkes with two each. several counties had one case. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis added $100,000 to North Carolina’s march of dimes total, now $311,500, with potential further funds needed this year. Basil O’Connor warned the epidemic fund may near depletion.
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Raleigh
State Board of Health
Cleveland County
Rowan
Wilkes
Catawba
Davidson
Gaston
Jones
Macon
Moscow’s Quiet Groundwork for a Second War Revolution
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst Mackenzie argues three years after Japan’s surrender the world faced a Bolshevik resurgence. He claims Moscow used non aggression pacts to invite conflict, enabling Hitler and later promoting a hidden drive to spread Communism, shaping a new global war.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Japan
Korechika Anami
United Nations
Equality on Danube River Voted Down
Belgrade Yugoslavia Aug 14 The international conference on Danube river control rejected a US amendment guaranteeing equality on the Danube by a 6 to 3 vote The session recessed until Monday East west lines divided the delegates US Ambassador Cavendish Cannon charged the Soviet pact would let Russia dominate Europe s inland waterway He called for safeguards to prevent discrimination amid debate over a new river control pact.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Danube
United States
U. S
Cavendish Cannon
Russia
Europe
Cannon
Dr. Frederick Allen Named President of Child Psychiatry Group
Dr. Frederick Allen of Philadelphia was named president of the newly organized International Association of Child Psychiatrists. Delegates to the International Science on Child Psychiatry founded the association in London.
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London
Frederick Allen
Philadelphia
International Association of Child Psychiatrists
Tod
Scyence
Kosenkina to Testify at Hearing in Protective Custody
Mrs Oksana Kosenkina a 52 year old Russian schoolteacher injured after leaping from a Soviet consulate window has been placed in protective custody and subpoenaed to testify before the House Committee on American Activities. Federal and state authorities plan actions while police share case details with prosecutors.
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New York
Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina
United States
House On American Activities Committee
Roosevelt Hospital
Robert E. Stripling
Stripling
A Senkina
Moscow
William Taraska
New York City
Willian Wheeler
William O’dwyer
FBI
State Department
John F. X. McGahey
Kosenkina
Zot I. Chepurnykh
Sparnykh
William Dyezko
Bernadotte Optimistic on Palestine Conflict
UN mediator Count Folke Bernadotte expressed hope for a Palestine settlement as Arabs and Jews fought in Jerusalem. He said six more weeks of truce could lead to a peaceful solution and anticipated a mid October report to the UN General Assembly in Paris. Bernadotte stressed maintaining the truce is the hardest part of his task. He also pressed for quick aid for about 400000 Arab refugees.
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Edward Stockholm
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
Jerusalem
United Nations
Red Cross
Bernadotte
Holy Land
General Assembly of the United Nations
Paris
Israel
U. N. Security Council
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Spifs
Auchlin Currie
Franklin D. Roosevelt
House un-American Activities Committee
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Harry Dexter White
of the Treasury
Weath
Little Rock
Maxim Krad
Los Angeles
Meridian
Etsco
Antonio
Sparta
Durg
Tampa
Wilmington
GOP Scions
Federal Reserve Board
Sawyer
Dennis A. Fitzgerald
Economic Cooperation Administration
Man
U.S
Soviet Zone
Chepurnykh
Oksana Kosenkina
Roose
Waynick N.C
Salisbury
North Carolina Federation of Labor
A. Fink
Atsheville
By Jack Bell
Dewey
Democratic War Chest
Thomas E. Dewey
Dixie States
Earl Warren
California
McGrath
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Burning Cross
Basil O'Connor
Foundation
Hitler
Poland
DR. Allen
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